Villanova Nursing CE hosts another successful educator conference

The Continuing Education (CE) program is an important program of the College of Nursing offering local, regional and national conferences for nurses and interested health care professionals. The CE staff recently hosted another successful educator conference in Baltimore, October 20-23. Drawing 250 attendees from 36 states plus Canada and Singapore, Advancing and Empowering Nurse Educators: Charting a Course for the Future-- The 38th Annual National Conference on Professional Nursing Education and Development was offered in cooperation with the Professional Nurse Educators Group (PNEG). In addition to hosting the 2011 conference, the CE program also hosted 2009 and will host 2012 in Philadelphia.

The conference has served as a prominent vehicle for professional nursing educators in academic, entrepreneurial, continuing education and staff development positions to strengthen their roles through learning, sharing and networking. Villanova Nursing’s faculty and doctoral students and alumni shared their expertise; among them were podium and poster presenters.

· The Effect of Simulation Training on Baccalaureate Nursing Students Competency in Performing Intramuscular Injection

Catherine Todd Magel, EdD, RN BC, assistant professor

· Curriculum Development

Carol Toussie Weingarten, PhD, RN, ANEF, associate professor

· Low Cost, High Impact Simulation for Leadership and Professional Development in Undergraduate Nursing Education: Achieving Essential Outcomes Through the Student Nurses' Association

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Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of St. Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges.